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Worlds 2023 Day 1 of Swiss Stage is over. Eight BO1s filled LoL Park with cheers for more than eight hours in a row. We'll go over today's results, what matches will be coming tomorrow and the issues with this exciting new format.  

Swiss Stage Day 1 Results

  There weren't many surprises on the first day of Worlds 2023 Main Event when it comes to results, but some of the games themselves told a different story.  

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  G2 would probably be considered the only upset here and succeeded in living up to the value of their scrim-bucks. They convincingly took down the LCK's 4th seed despite some hiccups along the way. BDS showed some flair against JDG and FNC had some moments against LNG, but the LPL teams got both games under control with ease. T1, on the other hand, saw their first BO1 at Worlds nearly stolen away by a god-tier performance from reigning and former World Champions in Pyosik and CoreJJ. Perhaps the NA skill vampires really can't enter South Korea. WBG, GEN and C9 demolished their opposition, not much to be said about those matches. The best game of the day was the last, a 45min epic duel to finish the first round with a bang. BLG emerged victorious in the end, with GigaBin making a return due to his International Tournament buff. The Chinese top laner made the recent K'Sante nerfs seem more than justified and put the best top the LCK has to offer in the bin. Despite Aiming's best efforts on his insane Kai'sa, BLG took the win and ensured the LPL 4-0 day.  

Day Two Draw

  The draw for the second day of Swiss Stage at Worlds 2023 is probably the worst it could've been.  

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The randomized draws with no rules apart from the first round are exposed literally are the end of the first day. To put it into perspective, here are the civil wars that we'll play out in day two:

• BLG vs JDG- LPL#2 vs LPL #1
• GEN vs T1- LCK #1 vs LCK #2
• TL vs NRG- NA #3 vs NA#1
• DK vs KT- LCK #4 vs LCK #3
• BDS vs MAD- EU#4 vs EU#3

To add insult to injury, if KT loses to to DK, they'll be one series away from elimination after two BO1s. One against LPL #1 and one against LCK#4. Comparatively, C9, NA#2, is already at 1-0 after beating EU#3. For those thinking "it couldn't get any worse than this right?", not quite. There are no restrictions on the Swiss Stage at all apart from the regional matchups in the first round.  

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This means that Day three could be filled with rematches, more civil wars and the only person who has any control over it is the random referee pulling tiny strips of paper out of the sixteen pouches.  

Worlds 2023 Swiss Stage Day Two Schedule

  Soon after the draw, the schedule for the second day of Swiss Stage was confirmed.  

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The times shown in the image are for BST. For EDT the first match starts at 1AM and the last one at 8AM. PDT is three hours before, so 10PM for the first game and 5AM for the last.

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